On my honor, I will do my best to do my duty to God and my country and to obey the Scout Law; To help other people at all times; To keep myself physically strong, mentally awake and morally straight........... A Scout is Trustworthy, Loyal, Helpful, Friendly, Courteous, Kind, Obedient, Cheerful, Thrifty, Brave, Clean, and Reverent.

Monday, December 31, 2012

January Important Dates


Troop 2 January

Mon, Dec 31 – No Scout Meeting – Have a Happy New Year!

Mon, Jan 7 - 7:00 pm Drum Practice - 7:30 pm Weekly Troop Meeting
Fri, Jan 11 – Sun Jan 13 – Ski Trip, Shawnee Peak Maine
Sun, Jan 13 - Troop Committee Meeting - 7:00 PM
Mon Jan 14 - 7:00 pm Drum Practice - 7:30 pm Weekly Troop Meeting
Mon Jan 21 - 7:00 pm Drum Practice - 7:30 pm Weekly Troop Meeting

Mon Jan 28 – Gym Night- 8:00 PM First Church Weymouth Heights
As a reminder, Scouts and Adult leaders participate in the gym. Parents and adults report to the kitchen area to discuss upcoming activities and opportunities to help out.

Reminders:

1. Scouts working on the Citizenship in the Nation merit badge  have the following homework assignments due by the Jan. 7th meeting.

Homework 1 - Due Dec 10th

Scouts should watch the national evening news or read the front section of a major daily newspaper for the week, and will choose one national issues. They will need to explain how it affects them and their family in a short paragraph, which will be discussed in our class meeting.

Homework 2 - Due Dec 17th

Write a letter about a national issue (can be the issue used for Homework 1) directed to one of our elected officials in Congress (Senator Scott P. Brown; Senator John F. Kerry; Representative Stephen Lynch or Representative Bill Keating) sharing your view. This letter must be shown to your counselor at the class meeting.

2. Bottle and Can sorting - Thursday evenings: 7 PM WHC Garage – Processing returnables for redemption - We need adult volunteers to help with this program, as this is our fundraising source and assures costs are kept to a minimum. 

Assistance can be as simple as dropping off empty case boxes, helping sort, picking up the materials on Wednesdays, or dropping off materials at the redemption center.
 
Troop 2 Leadership Contact Information - please direct any questions or concerns to the Troop leaders.

Scoutmaster - David Chase - 781-361-2677,  dmaychase@comcast.net
Committee Chair- Brian Chase- 617-413-4437, brian.chase1@comcast.net